Portland Trip and Foodie Restaurants List

For the Thanksgiving Long weekend, we headed down south to Portland, Oregon which is a five hours drive from Vancouver. We had no particular plans in mind except to have a quick getaway and to satisfy our bellies.

There is one restaurant in particular which we have visited every year for the last five and that is Andina Peruvian. It is one of our favourite restaurants (possibly in the whole world) and a visit to Portland would not be the same without it. Each visit brought new memories. One year, we even went there with both of our parents. Besides Andina, we had no other restaurants in mind and the thought of researching so many eateries was just daunting. Luckily, I had an army of foodie pals who are always indulging on the road less traveled. They gave me many great suggestions and we visited as many as we could in the short amount of time that we had. We didn’t go to all of them and it would be a shame for their recommendations to go to waste so I wanted to share it with you all. Thanks to my pal, Vancouver Foodie Princess, Beth from Bites of Vancouver for this particular list:

❤ BEST OF PORTLAND EATS LIST ❤

Restaurants:
Nostrana- Italian
Accanto- Italian
Tasty and Alder
Local
Peets
the farm cafe
The Little Bird
Veritable Quandary
Jam on Hawthorne
Screen door (breakfast) sat/sun
Tilt (lunch)
Life of Pie
Lardo (sandwiches)
Uno Mas
Tasty and Sons
Chicken and guns

Beer:
Descheutes
Upright Brewing
Lompoc tavern
Upper lip
Baileys tap room

Food carts:
Nong’s khao
People’s pig
The egg carton
Good food here

Below is a little glimpse of where we went.

Until next time.

XOXO,

Mimi

: Quick lunch spot in Seattle on our way to Portland

: A hot soup break in Seattle on the way to Portland ❤ Pho Cyclo in Capital Hill

: Portland Oregon

: Downtown Vibes in Portand

: Andina Peruvian is our favourite restaurant in Portland, offering upscale Peruvian classics.

: Such a lovely restaurant with multiple dining areas. There’s a lounge area, formal dining room and this lower level which offers an “open air” dining experience ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland

: Heavenly bread dip from mild to spicy- peanut butter cream cheese, passionfruit, jalapeño mint. ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland ❤

: We’ve been doing this annual dinner date at Andina for the last five years. After so many meansl, I finally came to realize everything tastes delicious. Order whatever appeals to you, you won’t be disappointed. ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland ❤

: MANGO VERDE Y LANGOSTINOS – green mango and poached prawns in a passionfruit leche de tigre ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland

: ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland ❤

: DE CORAZÓN – marinated beef heart kebobs, served with a spicy salsa de rocoto ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland

: ESCABECHE DE POLLITO PURÉE DE CAMOTE – pisco-brined Draper Valley chicken, grilled, served with escabeche-style pickled onions and a sweet potato purée, topped with Botija olives, a quail egg and ajicitos dulces ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland

: EMPANADAS CARNE – flaky pastry filled with slow-cooked beef, raisins and Botija olives served with salsa criolla

: PALTA RELLENA DE CANGREJO – avocado stuffed with crab, topped with a poached prawn ❤ Andina Peruvian Portland

: Found these colourful houses in the Northwest District. I really admire the charming homes in Portland. String lights and swing sets seem to be a staple in many neighborhoods. The ambiance – oh my heart ❤

: Tasty & Sons in North Portland

: Open daily: Brunch: 9am to 2:30pm Dinner: Sun-Thurs 5:00pm to 10:00pm Fri-Sat: 5:00pm to 11pm Happy Hour in the Bar: 2:30pm to 5:00pm

: We sat at the bar and had the opportunity to watch the team make magic behind the counter ❤ Tasty and Sons

: Be prepared for brunch line ups at Tasty & Sons. So worth it!

: Delicious poached apple with maple bacon, cheddar and spiced maple syrup ❤ Tasty & Sons Portland

: Smoked Pork Loin Sandwich – griddled sweet onion. hatch chile aioli. mahon. pickled jalapeno. crinkle fries ❤ Tasty & Sons

: Tasty and Sons

: Poached apple with maple bacon, cheddar and spiced maple syrup ❤ Tasty & Sons Portland

: Tasty & Sons – Tasty being a cheeky fictional last name for the owner who has only daughters.

: What could be better than seared scallop sushi at Bamboo Sushi?

: Geoduck Nigiri ❤ Bamboo Sushi Portland

: Geoduck Nigiri ❤ Bamboo Sushi

: ❤ Bamboo Sushi ❤

: Crab Nigiri ❤ Bamboo Sushi Portland

: Smoked Salmon Nigiri ❤ Bamboo Sushi

: Bamboo Sushi Portland in the Alberta District

: You never forget the first time you put down thirty dollars on the counter and walk away with six donuts… ❤ At Blue Star Donuts Portland

: Other locations include Tokyo and LA ❤ Blue Star Donuts Portland

: So many flavours at Blue Star Donuts

: Creme Brulee, Maple Bacon, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Spiced Sugar, Apple Fritter and my fave – Passion Fruit ❤ Blue Star Donuts

: Look at all those amazing flavours ❤ Salt and Straw Ice Cream

: You donut walk away from a Creme Brulee donut ❤ Blue Start Donuts Portland

: ❤ Blue Star Donuts Portland N23 District ❤

: Salt and Straw souvenirs

: Salt and Straw Ice Cream ❤ The line ups were very long at night (over half an hour) so we returned again in the morning. We waited half an hour and had the chance to try the new Fall flavour Dracula which contained real pig’s blood…